Of Counsel

Jane Langdell Robinson

Of Counsel

Jane Langdell Robinson’s practice emphasizes appeals and high-stakes motions. Ms. Robinson has handled a wide variety of civil appellate matters, including mandamus proceedings, interlocutory appeals, and appeals of final judgments up to the Texas and United States Supreme Courts. Ms. Robinson frequently becomes involved in complex civil matters at the earliest stages to assist with the most challenging issues of legal analysis and strategy as well as error preservation, trial consulting, and the briefing and argument of significant motions.

Ms. Robinson is board certified in civil appellate law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization (a distinction held by less than one percent of licensed lawyers in Texas). She has argued appeals before the Texas Supreme Court, the First and Fourteenth Courts of Appeals in Houston, and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ms. Robinson has also prepared several briefs on behalf of amici curiae in both state and federal court. She is the co-author of O’Connor’s Texas Rules * Civil Trials 2018, the premiere civil trial rules guide for Texas lawyers and judges.

In addition, Ms. Robinson has extensive litigation experience in state and federal courts, including complex contract and commercial disputes, trademarks, and copyright.

Before joining AZA in 2007, Ms. Robinson worked at Baker Botts in Houston, Sheppard Mullin in Los Angeles, and Smith Anderson in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Ms. Robinson is admitted in Texas, California, North Carolina (inactive), all Texas federal courts, the 5th and Federal Circuit Courts of Appeals, and the United States Supreme Court.

Ms. Robinson graduated magna cum laude from Dartmouth College in 1995 and with honors from Duke University School of Law in 1998.